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BJP backs security curbs on protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
Security restrictions were imposed in Delhi to stop a protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar.
The protest was linked to opposition to the SIR issue, though the details of that issue are not given here.
The BJP said the restrictions were justified and that the country should be governed through Parliament, not street protests.
Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, backed the young protesters and said their peaceful demonstration had made the government nervous.
The Congress did not join the protest, but said it supported the youths.
Leaders from the Samajwadi Party and Left parties also criticised the police response.
The BJP called the protest a failure, while opposition leaders said protests over SIR would continue.
The BJP defended wide security curbs on a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest planned at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
Opposition parties criticised the curbs, while Congress said the youths’ peaceful protest had left the government rattled.
BJP leaders said the CJP had broken conditions for an earlier protest and could not be allowed to take over Jantar Mantar again.
Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders voiced support for the protesting youths.
BJP leaders described the protest as a failure and accused opposition groups of encouraging disorder.
- Who
- The BJP and opposition parties, including Congress, commented on the curbs; the protest was called by the Cockroach Janta Party.
- What
- The BJP backed security curbs intended to prevent the CJP’s protest at Jantar Mantar.
- When
- Saturday, 10 October 2026.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
- Why
- The curbs were imposed to foil the CJP’s protest call. The BJP said the party had broken conditions for an earlier protest.
BJP
Opposition parties
Security curbs
BJP
The BJP backed the clampdown, saying the CJP had broken earlier protest conditions and should not be allowed to take over Jantar Mantar.
Opposition parties
Opposition parties criticised the wide security curbs and described the police response as repression of peaceful protesters.
Protesters’ aims and conduct
BJP
BJP leaders called the protest a flop and accused opposition groups of spreading disorder.
Opposition parties
Congress supported the youths’ peaceful protest, and opposition leaders said they stood with them.
The country will be governed through Parliament, not the streets.
Youth of India, I am proud of you. Keep protesting. We are standing with you.
They are working in collusion with foreign forces to destabilise India.
If BJP govt thinks it can halt the people through the might of power, this will prove to be an even greater mistake on its part.
The CJP’s members were allowed to launch a protest under conditions that the BJP later said they had broken.
Security curbs were imposed ahead of the CJP’s protest call at Jantar Mantar, and opposition and BJP leaders publicly responded.
Rahul Gandhi voiced support for the protesting youths, while BJP leaders described the protest as a flop.
- Location
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Protest caller
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- BJP president
- Nitin Nabin
- Opposition leader
- Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
- Publication date
- 10 October 2026
Sources
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